Coachella Unincorporated
Coachella Unincorporated is a Youth Media Startup in the East Coachella Valley, funded by the Building Healthy Communities Initiative of The California Endowment and operated by New America Media in San Francisco. The purpose of the project is to report on issues in the community that can bring about change. Coachella Unincorporated refers to the region youth journalists cover but also to the unincorporated communities of the Eastern Valley with the idea to “incorporate” the East Valley into the mainstream Coachella Valley mindset. Posts by Coachella Unincorporated:
Video: Life Among Landfills
Ivan Delgado’s video featuring environmental activist Eduardo Guevara was first posted on Coachella Unincorporated and New America Media in June 2012...
Environmental Summit to Empower Residents Feb. 23
FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated
THERMAL, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents will soon have the opportunity to learn more and receive information empowering them to take on the environmental issues affecting them daily...
Commentary: Immigration Reform an Economic Issue
JESÚS E. VALENZUELA FÉLIX/Coachella Unincorporated
SALINAS, Calif. — Tuning in to Obama’s State of the Union address, I expected immigration reform to be a key issue — one that would take up a good chunk of his speech...
Youth at Ruiz Event: These are the Issues We Face in Eastern CV
Congressman Raul Ruiz was recently sworn in to represent the 36th Congressional District of California
BIOGRAPHY
Congressman Raul Ruiz is not a politician; he is a public servant and physician dedicated to serving the community...
Cautious Hope After Obama’s Immigration Reform Speech
By BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Unincorporated
COACHELLA, Calif. – The immigration issue is not about numbers for Esperanza Navarro...
Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 3
The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 24: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 3
Raul: Those Who Said Goodbye
In 2010, there were an estimated 387,000 “removals” according to Department of Homeland Security documents...
Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 2
Mayte: The Haves and the Have Nots of Immigration
One of the greatest fears is driving...
Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 1
The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 22: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 1
The year 2012 has come to a close and the numbers of those removed from the United States are released – 409,849 individuals caught, trapped, nabbed, thrown into the patty wagon and kicked out with a boot – a record high...
Women Immigrants Forum Coming to Coachella
By AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated
COACHELLA, Calif. — New America Media is hosting a women and immigrants community roundtable, focusing on how immigration laws affect women – and the role of women leaders in fighting for fair treatment for their families...
Joaquín Magón: Coachella en el Corazon
The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 21
Coachella En El Corazón: Reflections on A Home Town
I am back home in the Coachella Valley...
Opinion: Student Examines Feelings After Newtown Tragedy
By JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Unincorporated
My parents drop me off at school everyday. They say goodbye and wish me a good day...
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